Playbill.com has learned that the Tony Awards Administration Committee will assemble for the second time during the 2007-2008 season in January 2008.

A spokesperson for the Tony Awards told Playbill.com that the Administration Committee is currently scheduled to meet Jan. 17, 2008, to discuss the shows that have opened on Broadway since the group last assembled on Oct. 3.

The only decision announced following the committee's Oct. 3 meeting concerned veteran stage actor Tony Roberts, who co-stars in the musical Xanadu at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Roberts, a press statement said, will be eligible for nomination in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category.

Playbill.com later learned that although Cheyenne Jackson's name was not printed in the opening night Playbill — he was filling in for the injured James Carpinello at the time — Jackson will be eligible for nomination in the Best Leading Actor in a Musical category. Jackson has since permanently assumed the role of Sonny.

All other decisions were consistent with the opening-night credits. That is, only actors whose names appear above the title are eligible for nomination in the Leading Actor/Actress categories. Producers must petition the Administration Committee in order to change actors' eligibility status.

Cut-off date for Tony eligibility is May 7, 2008. Tony nominations will be announced May 13, 2008. The 62nd Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the best of Broadway, will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 15, 2008. CBS will telecast the three-hour evening live beginning at 8 PM ET.

The Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. CBS has broadcast the annual event since 1978.

For more information visit www.TonyAwards.com.

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At the League, Gerald Schoenfeld is chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is executive director. At the Wing, Sondra Gilman is chairman, Doug Leeds is president and Howard Sherman is executive director.